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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 4, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/print-db-value-with-html-coding-in-it/128065 "2008-02-04T18:43:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:**  [@KTU](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/KTU)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/print-db-value-with-html-coding-in-it/128065/1 "2008-02-04T18:43:50Z")
Hi
I have problem with printing database value with has text in it.
value in DB is: **workinfo**
and on html page it shows as:
\workinfo\
I use this call to print out that value:
\<%=h @imitem.grpdesc if @imitem -%\>
I would like to show that value as HTML (like it was typed) on that
output HTML page. Now
ruby seems to escape it.
Thank You
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**Author:**  [@KTU](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/KTU)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/print-db-value-with-html-coding-in-it/128065/2 "2008-02-04T18:47:56Z")
On 4 Feb 2008, at 17:42, KTU wrote:
> I use this call to print out that value:
>
> \<%=h @imitem.grpdesc if @imitem -%\>
>
> I would like to show that value as HTML (like it was typed) on that
> output HTML page. Now
> ruby seems to escape it.
You’re escaping it (that’s what h does)
Fred
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**Author:**  [@KTU](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/KTU)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/print-db-value-with-html-coding-in-it/128065/3 "2008-02-04T18:53:51Z")
yep that it was thanks again.
On Feb 4, 7:47 pm, Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)